Monday, February 28, 2011

this was totally inspired by anna of sparkplug minuet who also included a tie-neck blouse in her thirty.

oh, and thrift stores are flooded with tie-neck numbers like this one. most of them are white and involve some sort of mock-neck with buttons or lace, but seriously...every single secretary from the 80s is apparently clearing out her closet and there's a fairly good chance that this will not be the last one that comes home with me. note to all my shirts that cannot tie into bows, you have been warned.

8. Practically Perfect - most fashionable: shen of shen dove stylethis girl is so elegant that i imagine that she has a british accent.

9. Paint by Numbers - best beauty blogger: mae of there after-ishshe makes makeup tutorial videos. and her makeup truly does look that good in person.

10. Renaissance Woman - best all-around blogger, fashion, beauty, lifestyle: hillary of by hillaryshe's big into cupcakes. and takes her photos in library stacks. and has an adorable kitten. and yeah, i heart her blog.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

[going]to studio for a very long time.with a little bitty thesis meeting somewhere in the middle. but mostly just sitting in front of a giant mac screen attempting to learn after effects. and wondering how i convinced my wimpy arms to spend several hours yesterday shoveling my driveway.

*i have nothing against the use of renewable materials, but i do have a problem with the heavy marketing of products as "green" or "ecological" without a transparent explanation of the energy-intensive processes used for production and distribution.

i've had these tights for several years and have finally figured out what to wear them with. apparently, the answer was taupe boots and a plaid skirt.
or maybe that's the question--jeopardy style. and the response is "what are bright magenta tights?" i bet watson wouldn't get that one right. it must be his lack of knees.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

[going]
to read a ridiculous amount about middle-class culture in kathmandu because i left the last seven chapters of the book until the day before the class, a meeting with my thesis advisors, and then i'll probably still be reading tonight.